Articles for category: Climate & Environment, Ecology

The Economics of Catastrophic Flooding

Could Megafloods Return to North America?

Jan Otte

The specter of truly catastrophic flooding has been haunting scientists across North America as our climate continues to shift in unprecedented ways. From California’s Central Valley turning into an inland sea to entire coastal communities in the Pacific Northwest being swallowed by rising waters, the question isn’t if megafloods will return, but when they’ll strike ...

Explore the breathtaking limestone formations and clear waters in a Mexican cave.

How Satellites Detect Underground Rivers and Buried Ancient Lakes

Maria Faith Saligumba

Imagine standing in a vast desert, the sun beating down, not a drop of water in sight. But beneath your feet, hidden from view, ancient rivers flow silently and the remains of massive prehistoric lakes still linger, shaping the landscape in ways we can barely comprehend. The notion that satellites, soaring hundreds of kilometers above ...